{"product_id":"complete-technology-handbook-on-turmeric-production-and-processing-with-curcumin-extraction-biosynthesis-importance-methods-properties-composition-chemistry-biotechnology-and-project-profiles","title":"Complete Technology Handbook on Turmeric Production and Processing with Curcumin Extraction Biosynthesis (Importance, Methods, Properties, Composition, Chemistry, Biotechnology and Project Profiles)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComplete Technology Handbook on Turmeric Production and Processing with Curcumin Extraction Biosynthesis (Importance, Methods, Properties, Composition, Chemistry, Biotechnology and Project Profiles)\u003c\/strong\u003e (Engineers India Research Institute, ISBN 9788189765644) covers turmeric from cultivation through processing to curcumin extraction and formulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCultivation sections cover climatic and soil requirements, improved varieties, rhizome selection, seed rate and treatment, planting time, spacing and depth, bed and ridge-and-furrow systems, nutrient and micronutrient management, fertigation, organic manuring, mulching, earthing up, weeding, irrigation, intercropping and rotation. Crop protection sections cover rhizome rot, leaf spot, leaf blotch and dry rot with symptoms, spread and favourable conditions, crop stage-wise integrated pest management, and insect pests including shoot borer and rhizome scale in field and storage, with life history and management for each.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProcessing sections cover the traditional route through washing, boiling or blanching, drying, polishing, colouring, grinding, grading, packing and storage, alongside an improved method for producing powder from fresh rhizomes, oleoresin extraction, and turmeric oil composition, extraction and purification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCurcumin sections cover phytochemistry and curcuminoid chemistry, isolation from the rhizome, physico-chemical properties, characterisation and quantification by chromatographic and spectroscopic methods, and extraction by both conventional and newer routes including pressurised liquid extraction, supercritical fluid extraction and green solvent methods, with column chromatography purification. Further sections cover bioavailability limitations and nanoscale delivery systems including liposomes, solid lipid and polymeric nanoparticles, cyclodextrins, chitosan and micelles, a review of clinical research on curcumin across a range of conditions, and safety, side effects, drug interactions and contraindications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClosing sections cover turmeric germplasm and biotechnology, related Curcuma species, production economics and price spread analysis, market trends, and four project profiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat does the Complete Technology Handbook on Turmeric Production and Processing cover?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Complete Technology Handbook on Turmeric Production and Processing (EIRI, ISBN 9788189765644) covers turmeric across cultivation, processing and extraction. Its main divisions are: major spices and market context; turmeric agronomy, varieties and germplasm; diseases, pests and integrated pest management; post-harvest processing to powder, oleoresin and oil; curcumin phytochemistry, extraction, purification and analysis; curcumin delivery systems and bioavailability; a review of clinical research and safety data; turmeric biotechnology and micropropagation; production economics and marketing; and four project profiles with capital and turnover figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is this turmeric and curcumin handbook written for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis handbook is written for readers who need technical detail across growing, processing and extraction. Its intended audience includes turmeric processors and spice millers, curcumin and oleoresin extraction units, nutraceutical and food ingredient manufacturers, agricultural scientists and extension officers working with turmeric growers, researchers in phytochemistry and natural product extraction, students of food technology and agronomy, technical libraries, and consultants preparing project reports for a turmeric processing or curcumin extraction plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho should consider starting a turmeric processing or curcumin extraction business, and why?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are two businesses at very different levels of capital and technical demand. Turmeric processing into powder suits entrants near a growing belt who can manage boiling, drying, polishing and grinding with consistent colour and moisture, and it is among the more accessible food processing entries, supported for micro enterprises by government food processing schemes. Curcumin extraction is a different proposition entirely: it requires solvent handling capability, purification to a defined assay, analytical instrumentation to certify curcuminoid content, and buyers in the nutraceutical or ingredient trade rather than the spice market. The case for the extraction end is that curcumin at high assay commands many times the value of powder, demand from nutraceutical and functional food manufacturers is growing, and India is the dominant global producer of the raw material. The constraints are specific. Curcuminoid content varies substantially by variety and growing region, so raw material selection determines yield before any process decision. Solvent recovery, effluent handling and pollution control consent apply to extraction plants. Buyers specify assay, residual solvent and heavy metal limits, so laboratory capability is a cost of entry rather than an upgrade. And export markets apply their own contaminant and adulteration testing, with colour adulteration in turmeric a known trade issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat curcumin extraction methods does the book explain?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtraction is covered in technical depth across several sections. Conventional methods are described alongside newer approaches including pressurised liquid extraction, supercritical fluid extraction with process detail, microwave and ultrasound-assisted routes, and green solvent extraction with comparative yield and antioxidant assessment. Purification content covers column chromatography and other separation techniques. Analytical content covers identification and characterisation through characteristic colour, solvent extraction, chromatographic analysis and spectroscopic methods, with curcuminoid quantification by HPTLC, UHPLC and HPLC. Turmeric oil is covered separately, including composition, extraction techniques, purification, and a solvent extraction kit flow chart with pilot unit process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes the book cover turmeric cultivation and crop protection?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, extensively. Agronomy content covers crop environment, climatic and soil requirements, cultivars including improved released varieties, propagation and planting material sources, seed rhizome selection and treatment, seed rate, planting depth, spacing and method, bed and ridge-and-furrow systems, nutrient management including micronutrients and fertigation, organic manuring, mulching, weeding with pre and post emergence herbicide efficacy, irrigation, intercropping, rotation and buffer zone maintenance. Crop protection covers the major fungal diseases with symptoms, survival, spread and favourable conditions, crop stage-wise integrated pest management, and field and storage insect pests with damage patterns, life history, natural enemies and management.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat does the book say about curcumin research and safety?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book reviews the published research literature on curcumin, covering laboratory and clinical studies across a wide range of conditions, together with the mechanisms proposed for its activity. It also devotes a full section to the limitations and risks, covering low bioavailability and solubility, questions of purity in commercial material, reported side effects, drug interactions, and use in pregnancy, breastfeeding and children. This material is presented as a review of scientific literature for technical and research readers. It is not medical advice, and nothing in the book should be treated as establishing that turmeric or curcumin treats, prevents or cures any disease. Anyone considering curcumin supplementation should consult a qualified medical practitioner, particularly if taking other medication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes the book include project economics and cost data?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Four project profiles give economics, each covering land and building, plant and machinery, fixed capital, monthly working capital requirement, total capital investment and annual turnover. The projects are: a curcumin extraction plant producing turmeric oil alongside curcumin at API and 95% grades; a curcumin extraction plant; turmeric oil; and integrated turmeric processing producing turmeric powder, curcumin and turmeric oil together. Production economics are covered separately through econometric analysis, per hectare cost of cultivation, returns and input-output ratio, and price spread between grower and consumer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes the book cover turmeric biotechnology and germplasm?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Biotechnology content covers micropropagation and clonal multiplication in vitro, induction of microrhizomes, inflorescence culture, in vitro pollination and hybridisation, plant regeneration from callus culture, somaclonal variation with RAPD characterisation, cell suspension, protoplast isolation and synthetic seeds. Conservation content covers in vitro conservation, germplasm exchange, cryopreservation, DNA storage and molecular characterisation. Crop improvement content covers genetic diversity and agroclimate-based selection of elite genotypes, correlation and path analysis for quality traits, molecular markers and sequencing approaches. Germplasm content includes evaluation of local panels with curcuminoid estimation and cluster analysis, plus coverage of black turmeric, wild turmeric and a range of other economically important Curcuma species.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"EIRI Board","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47908428447849,"sku":null,"price":2100.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/8044\/8361\/files\/CompleteTechnologyHandbookonTurmericProductionandProcessingwithCurcuminExtractionBiosynthesis.jpg?v=1786882592","url":"https:\/\/shop.eiriindia.org\/products\/complete-technology-handbook-on-turmeric-production-and-processing-with-curcumin-extraction-biosynthesis-importance-methods-properties-composition-chemistry-biotechnology-and-project-profiles","provider":"Engineers India Research Institute","version":"1.0","type":"link"}